> As a man nailed to the cross; he first struggles, and strives, and cries out with great strength and might, but, as his blood and spirits waste, his strivings are faint and seldom, his cries low and hoarse, scarce to be heard;—when a man first sets on a…
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A Work in Progress
I’m excited to have these three books in my near-term queue. First, we’re going to be going through Matt Chandler’s Take Heart [https://www.amazon.com/Take-Heart-Matt-Chandler/dp/1784983160] at Vine Church [https://vinechurchmpls.com] for Sunday school in a couple weeks in order to prepare our…
I've always loved XKCD. Today he made a text criticism joke! https://xkcd.com/2168/…
> My fear was now of another kind. I felt sure that the creature was what we call “good,” but I wasn’t sure whether I liked “goodness” so much as I had supposed. This is a very terrible experience. As long as what you are afraid of is something…
> It is a proper and excellent thing for infinite glory to shine forth; and for the same reason, it is proper that the shining forth of God’s glory should be complete; that is, that all parts of his glory should shine forth, that every beauty should be proportionably…
This is more of a personal, confessional post. I used to be addicted to cycling. I spent a good 10-12 hours a week on a bike, training, working hard, enjoying the world "behind bars". I would get up at 4:30 in the morning to train, I would…
Keeping It Simple I've tried a dozen times to keep up with my writing while at the same time publishing posts in a way that I have more control over (as in, not Facebook or Medium). But I think at this point in my life, I just need…
Most people believe God is solely a blessing-giver, that he only intends or creates what is good. But the Bible describes God many times as both one who creates or intends blessings and curses. * Gen. 50:15-20 * Deut. 30:11-20 * Job 1:20-22, 2:9-10 * Rom. 5:12-14, 11:32…